Based in Harrisburg, PA
Boaz Gregory
Special Education Advocate
I’m a special education teacher with experience supporting students with behavioral, intellectual, and learning needs.
- From $100 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
IEP advocates in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Advocates here work with Greensburg families and Greensburg Salem School District teams. Each profile lists a rate when the advocate shares one.
3 based in Pennsylvania · 3 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates get hired after a meeting goes badly, rarely before the first one, which is why most of them start by reading a file that already carries a year of history in it.
Families in Greensburg and King of Prussia run into the same problem. The school says the current plan is working, and the progress report shows the same goal repeated from last year with the same numbers under it.
Before and after a Greensburg IEP meeting
Paperwork is where cases are won or lost, and an advocate who has read every progress report in the file will find the sentence a Greensburg team wrote two years ago that contradicts what it is saying now.
Read the evaluation report twice. The second read is where the missing service usually shows up.
Advocates based in Pennsylvania
No advocate in this directory lists Greensburg as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Pennsylvania, and each card names the city.
Based in Coraopolis, PA
Brittany Maurizi
Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Special Education Advocate
Hi there! I'm Brittany, owner and founder of Balanced Behaviors, LLC. I'm a Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Specialist in Pennsylvania with a Master’s in Special Education from Slippery Rock…
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability
- From $75 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
Based in Philadelphia, PA
Karen McCree
Educational Consultant
I began this journey because my own daughter was issued an IEP in 3rd grade. I didn't understand special education.
- ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional, Behavioral Support
- From $100 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
These advocates are not based in Pennsylvania. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Leonardtown, MD · works with Pennsylvania schools
Douglas Hubscher
Special Education Advocate
Douglas Hubscher is the Founder and President of Kids Are First, LLC, a special education advocacy firm dedicated to helping families navigate the IEP and 504 process with confidence, clarity, and…
- Anxiety, ADHD / Attention, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional
- From $1 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Los Angeles, CA · works with Pennsylvania schools
Sara Westin
Strategic Special Education Advocate
I combine the precision of a Columbia Law attorney with over a decade of special education leadership to help Los Angeles families navigate the IEP process with clarity, confidence, and results.
- From $250 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in New York, NY · works with Pennsylvania schools
Clara Liriano
Special Education Advocate
Clara Liriano, M.S., is a Special Education Advocate and New York State Certified Special Education Teacher with more than 20 years of experience supporting children and individuals with…
- ADHD / Attention, AAC, Autism Spectrum, Behavioral & Emotional
- From $150 per hour
- Free first call
- Meets in person or by video
See all 22 virtual advocates who work with Pennsylvania families
The district behind a Greensburg IEP
Greensburg Salem School District runs the IEP meetings for most Greensburg students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Parents in King of Prussia face the same paperwork. Rules do not change from one town to the next inside a state.
- District Greensburg Salem School District
- County Westmoreland County
- Public schools inside Greensburg 4
- Size Greensburg is the 39th-largest city in Pennsylvania by the 2024 Census estimate
- Closest listed advocate Coraopolis, PA
Confirm your child's district by address. Greensburg addresses may fall in more than one public school district.
What the clock is here
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What Pennsylvania actually requires is 60 calendar days.
Write down what you want the school to add, in one page, before you walk into the Greensburg meeting, because a team that reads your list in advance cannot pretend it never came up.
Pennsylvania gives a school district 60 calendar days to finish an initial special education evaluation. No Pennsylvania rule sets a separate deadline for answering a written request, so the federal reasonable-time standard is what applies. Missed deadlines are handled by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No license, no required certification
The Pennsylvania Department of Education oversees special education in Pennsylvania. It does not license the advocates parents hire.
Membership in a professional body is not a licence. It usually means dues were paid and a code of conduct was signed.
Where advocacy stops
No advocate can promise a placement or an outcome in Greensburg. Anyone who does is selling you something.
Advocates who have never seen the file cannot tell you what is missing from it. Send the records first and book the call second.
Who serves Greensburg today
Being listed for Pennsylvania is not the same as taking Greensburg cases, so read the service area on each of the 3 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Ask whether the advocate has sat in a Greensburg Salem School District meeting before. The answer is a yes or a no and it tells you a great deal.
Greensburg IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Greensburg, Pennsylvania?
Most advocates on this directory charge $75 to $150 per hour. A standard cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400. Travel and extra meetings cost more.
Can we work with an advocate who lives outside Pennsylvania?
Yes. IDEA, the federal special education law, requires parent participation in IEP meetings and allows alternative means such as video or phone when you and the school agree. Your advocate does not have to live nearby.
Who runs special education for Greensburg schools?
Most Greensburg families work with Greensburg Salem School District. Charter and magnet enrollment can change which agency owes the service, so ask that question before the first meeting.
Do I have to use an advocate from my own town?
Every card on this page names the city the advocate works from. Advocates listed under the virtual heading live somewhere else and work with families here by video or phone.
What documents does an advocate need from me?
Write down the two things you want changed and bring the paperwork that shows why. Meetings run long when nobody in the room has decided what the ask is.
Official special education resources in Pennsylvania
Official Pennsylvania links for parents in Greensburg.
Sources for the Pennsylvania rules on this page
- 22 Pa. Code 14.123, Evaluation (22 Pa. Code 14.123(b))
- PDE state complaints and dispute resolution
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Nearby cities in Pennsylvania
The same Pennsylvania rules apply in King of Prussia, Washington, Aliquippa, West Chester and the other cities listed here, or see every Pennsylvania advocate.
Before you contact anyone
If nobody here fits, check the King of Prussia page next. The same Pennsylvania rules apply there.
Have the most recent Greensburg Salem School District progress report open on the first call. It shows whether the goals moved at all.
